Yasin al-Suri

Yasin al-Suri was the leader of al-Qaeda in Iran until 2012, when Muhsin al-Fadhli succeeded him following his arrest.

Biography
Yasin al-Suri was born to a family of Sunni Muslims in Syria, and he joined the al-Qaeda terrorist group. al-Suri became the leader of the al-Qaeda network in Iran, a country that was vehemently anti-Sunni, and he was sanctioned by the United States. In 2012, when the United States revealed that he was an al-Qaeda leader, Iran had him taken into "protective custody", and the scrutiny against al-Suri led to his replacement by Muhsin al-Fadhli.